Ranking of Washington Counties By Population with British Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 73.65K people in Washington with British ancestry. Among all Washington counties, King County had the highest population with British ancestry (24.60K), followed by Pierce County (7.52K), and Snohomish County (7.11K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with British ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Washington.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Washington Counties By Population with British Ancestry in 2021
King County
Pierce County
Snohomish County
Clark County
Spokane County
Thurston County
Kitsap County
Whatcom County
Benton County
Yakima County
Ranking of Washington Counties By Population with British Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 King County 24596
2 Pierce County 7521
3 Snohomish County 7108
4 Clark County 4868
5 Spokane County 4312
6 Thurston County 3430
7 Kitsap County 3218
8 Whatcom County 2848
9 Benton County 1849
10 Yakima County 1776
11 Skagit County 1500
12 Island County 1200
13 Clallam County 1012
14 Chelan County 866
15 Lewis County 831
16 Mason County 629
17 Grays Harbor County 628
18 Jefferson County 573
19 Cowlitz County 528
20 Whitman County 489
21 Kittitas County 413
22 Stevens County 378
23 Franklin County 371
24 Grant County 360
25 Walla Walla County 351
26 Okanogan County 349
27 San Juan County 296
28 Douglas County 293
29 Klickitat County 248
30 Skamania County 153
31 Ferry County 143
32 Pend Oreille County 132
33 Pacific County 111
34 Columbia County 95
35 Lincoln County 75
36 Asotin County 64
37 Wahkiakum County 19
38 Adams County 16
39 Garfield County 3